1995 PLYMOUTH NEON Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

ENGINE HEAD GASKET IS A MAJOR PRBLEM IN CHRYSLER 4 CYL. ENGINES AND CHRYSLER SHOULD PAY 100%

ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED, CAUSING THE OIL TO MIX WITH THE RADIATOR COOLANT FLUID. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THIS BY AN MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE WHOLE ENGINE SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE FLUSHED. CHRYSLER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILURE ON OUR NEON AND DEALER ADMITTED 40 FAILED HEAD GASKETS SO FAR THIS YEAR THAT HE HAS REPLACED. NOW IN FOR REPAIR AT THE DEALER AND HAVE NOW BEEN TOLD THAT HEAD IS ALSO BAD BECAUSE OF THE LEAK. THEY WANT $1,400.00 FOR A HEAD THAT WAS DAMAGED BY WHAT SEEMS TO BE A RE-OCCURING PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. YOUR NHTSA SERVICE BULLETIN 09-05-98 INDICATES THEY DID MAKE A CHANGE IN THE TYPE OF HEAD GASKET. I REGESTERED A COMPLAINT WITH CRYSLER AND THE DEALER HAS CONTACTED CRYSLER ABOUT OUR PROBLEM. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT CRYSLER "MIGHT" HELP OUT AND PAY "SOME AMOUNT". OF THE HEAD GASKET BILL. EARLY ON WITH THIS PROBLEM WE TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT, AND FLUSHED OUT THE COOLING SYSTEM, AND REMOVED THE RADIATOR AND HAD IT CLEANED. NONE OF THESE PROBLEMS FIXED THE PROBLEM AND WE TOOK...

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEM WITH ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLOWING OUT WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER A MFR. RECALL. ASKING NHTSA TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH, AND CAR OVERHEATED.CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

MY CAR CURRENTLY HAS A BUSTED HEAD GASKET, WHICH AT THIS POINT WILL COST ME $1400 (ABOUT 10% OF WHAT I PAID FOR IT). I FIND IT UNACCEPTABLE THAT CHRYSLER HAS JUST RECENTLY MADE A PROPER FIX AND WILL NOT RECALL VEHICLES TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. OWNERS HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR AN EXPENSE THAT IS NOT A NORMAL "WEAR & TEAR" OR COSMETIC THING. THIS IS A MAJOR FLAW-I'M SURPRISED THAT PEOPLE HAVE NOT BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED/DIED BECAUSE HOW THIS BROKEN GASKET COULD BLOW THE ENGINE! OF COURSE, MY LITTLE NEON DOESNT COMPARE WITH SOCCER-MOMS AND THEIR SUV'S/MINI-VANS AIR BAG ISSUE, BUT PLEASE PLEASE PUT PRESSURE ON CHRYSLER TO DO A RECALL! IF I HAD A CLUE TO THIS WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR 3 1/2 YRS AGO, I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED IT OR AT LEAST HAVE THE CONFIDENCE THAT A RECALL WAS ORDERED AND THE...

HEAD GASKET FAILURE, TWICE WITHIN A 6 MONTH PERIOD. AT 1ST FAILURE, A DEALER TOLD ME THE SYMPTOMS WERE "NORMAL" FOR THAT CAR AND IF IT GETS WORSE TO BRING IT BACK. FAILURE IS SLOW AND "BLOWS" OIL AND COOLANT. UNLABORED ENGINE OVERHEATS. VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR COSTS. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OU,T AND OIL IS LEAKING ONTO THE MOTOR. *AK

HEAD GASKET BLEW ENGINE. THIS HEAD GASKET IS A KNOWN PROBLEM ON THE NEON AND MITSUBISHI ENGINES. THERE'S AN ARTICLE IN THE MARCH 1999 ISSUE OF MOTORSERVICE MAGAZINE CONFIRMING THE PROBLEM. CHRYSLER ISSUED SERVICED BULLETINS, BUT NO RECALL. IT PROBABLY WOULD HAVE COST CHRYSLER $200-400 TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET WHICH WOULD HAVE AVOIDED THE $4000 BILL FOR A NEW ENGINE. MY CAR COULD HAVE BEEN SERVICED ONE MONTH PRIOR WHILE IT WAS IN THE DODGE DEALERSHIP FOR OTHER REPAIRS. CHYRSLER DID AGREE TO PAY FOR THE PARTS AND I PAID FOR THE LABOR $1400. I BELIEVE CHYRSLER SHOULD HAVE PAID FOR THE ENTIRE COST SINCE THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT THEY HAD NOT ADDRESSED. I DID'T EXPECT TO REPLACE AN ENGINE ON A 4 YEAR OLD CAR. *AK

IN THE RAINY OR SNOWY CONDITIONS, BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND MAY HAVE RESULTED A CRASH. ALSO PROBLEMS WITH DRIVER'S SEATBELT SYSTEM WHICH ALWAYS LOCKED UP WHEN IT WAS NOT SUPPOSE TO. ALSO, ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED RESULTING IN OVERHEATING AND DAMAGE TO OTHER ENGINE COMPONENTS. MJS

HEAD GASKET REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE, REPLACEMENT FAILED ALSO RESULTING IN LEAKAGE. MJS

HUGE NUMBERS OF NEON'SENGINE HEAD GASKETS NEED REPLACING, MILEAGE FROM 7000-65,000 MILES. *AK

FRONT AND REAR ABS BRAKES MAKE GRINDING NOISE WHEN DRIVING FORWARD AND REVERSING WHENEVER STARTING THE VEHICLE. ALSO, TRANSMISSION FAILED/ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED TWICE/OIL LEAK/CAM SENSOR FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL TWICE.

MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED.

GASKETS REPLACED 2/26/99 AFTER PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED DURING SERVICE PERFORMED ON 12/28/98. OIL LEAKS CONTINUE AND APPEARS TO HAVE WORSENED. VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN BACK TO DEALERSHIP IN AN EFFORT TO REMEDY SITUATION. WAS ADVISED THAT GASKET FAILURE WAS COMMON AND PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER FOR 2 MONTHS PRIOR TO REPAIR AND THAT CHRYSLER MAY ISSUE RECALL OF VEHICLES FOR SAME PROBLEM

BLOWN HEAD GASKET

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE REAR MAIN SEAL LEAKAGES DUE TO DEFECTIVE PART. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER REPAIRS WOULD BE MADE AT AN COST OF $700,00. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER/OIL,COOLANT AND OVERHEATING OF ENGINE. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED AND REFUSED TO REPAIR. *AK

CAR OVERHEATED ONCE/ BLEW THE HEAD GASKET AND CRACKED THE ENGINE BLOCK. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT THE CAR OVERHEATED. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM CHYSLER SAID THEY HAD 4000 OF THE HEAD GASKETS CURRENTLY ON BACK ORDER AND THEY HAD CHANGE MANUFACTORERS. I FEEL THAT 4000 PARTS ON BACK ORDER AT ANY GIVEN TIME IS ALOT AND MAY BE INDICATIVE OF A PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE HAS AN OIL LEAK. UPON INSPECTION, THE RIGHT REAR ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

OIL LEAK CAUSED BY ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILURE. *AK

HEAD GASKET CRACKED.

ENGINE HEAD GASKET BOLTS ARE NOT LONG ENOUGH TO PROPERLY TIGHTEN HEAD GASKET. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *AK

THE ENGINE CONSTANTLY LEAKS OIL. IT LEAKS FROM DRIVER'S SIDE. WHENEVER VEHICLE IS PARKED, IT WOULD CONSTANTLY LEAK. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK

BLOWN ENGINE HEAD GASKET, CAUSING ENGINE TO OVERHEAT.

CAMSHAFT WAS A PROBLEM, THEN HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT. MOTOR COMPANY CONTACTED, AND CAN ASSIST IN REPAIRS. THE CYLINDER HEAD, PUMP SEAL AND GASKETS HAS TO BE REPLACED *AK

HEAD GASKET REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO OIL LEAKS.

ENGINE FAILED, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK.

MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED.

HEAD GASKET FAILED, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK.

VALVE GASKETS FAILED.

ENGINE KNOCKS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET. *AK

ENGINE VALVE COVER GASKET LEAK. *AK

FAILURE OF THE MOTOR MOUNTS, THE MOTOR MOUNTS ARE BROKE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DROP.*AK

ENGINE T/BODY FAILED. *DH

CAMSHAFT AND PIN BETWEEN CAM/SPROCKET REPLACED.

HEAD GASKET LEAKS.

VALVES REPLACED.

SENSOR FAILED. *SKD

CAM SENSOR FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL.

TWO ENGINE MOUNTS COLLAPSED, CAUSING ENGINE TO TURN/FALL TO THE RIGHT. *SKD

PART (02) SENSOR FAILS W/CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATING. ROUGH IDLE PERSIST AFTER FAILURE. THIS HAS OCCURED THREE TIMES W/REPLACEMENT OF SENSOR. TT